TheSadeianLinguist
Coin-Operated
Today I excitedly ran to my P.O. Box to pick up my shirt, and I realized, my sense of fashion has gotten pretty quirky as I've aged:
When I was a teen, I would NOT wear pink. I wouldn't have worn something politically daring, even when I first started buying my own clothes. I wouldn't wear anything that hinted at sexuality. My clothing tended to be baggy and dark, leaning towards frumpy. Anything hinting at a female figure was tsked at by my dad. However, my mother pushed for cute as I gained a figure. I pushed the baby tees toward the back of the closet.
Around 19, I had simply gotten tired of looking more conservative than a nun. No matter what I did, my fashion never measured up to the liking of those around me. I quit wearing shoes altogether. I quit brushing and combing my hair and let it dread up. I started wearing more fitted, lighter-colored, and comfortable clothes. A lot of my skin problems improved. My split ends went away. I was more confident with my body.
I'd always been an admirer of fashion, especially of the pin-up girl, Gothic Lolita, and hippie look. As I've gotten older, I've gravitated to actually wearing hot and cute stuff!
This is sort of the summer of the new wardrobe for me. I'm done with high school clothes. Today, I ordered another shirt and my first piece of jewelry I've ever purchased for myself from Soul Flower.
Here's the shirt and necklace since most of you are as nosy as I am:
One thing I've found in my attempt to define my sense of fashion is the use of the internet. I am NOT willing to get in the car, drive an hour each way to get to a JC Penney's, and find one shirt I like, costing $23 for the shirt alone, if I'm lucky to find anything at all. I am not willing to wear something just because it's mainstream. Ruffle shirts? Uh, no. I prefer my clothing to be as weird and eccentric as I am, ranging in nature from happy hardcore to nature-loving to creepy. I'm through with the idea that I shouldn't make myself seen for the sake of being vain.
So, how have the rest of you changed since you were younger? I'm DAMNED nosy.
When I was a teen, I would NOT wear pink. I wouldn't have worn something politically daring, even when I first started buying my own clothes. I wouldn't wear anything that hinted at sexuality. My clothing tended to be baggy and dark, leaning towards frumpy. Anything hinting at a female figure was tsked at by my dad. However, my mother pushed for cute as I gained a figure. I pushed the baby tees toward the back of the closet.
Around 19, I had simply gotten tired of looking more conservative than a nun. No matter what I did, my fashion never measured up to the liking of those around me. I quit wearing shoes altogether. I quit brushing and combing my hair and let it dread up. I started wearing more fitted, lighter-colored, and comfortable clothes. A lot of my skin problems improved. My split ends went away. I was more confident with my body.
I'd always been an admirer of fashion, especially of the pin-up girl, Gothic Lolita, and hippie look. As I've gotten older, I've gravitated to actually wearing hot and cute stuff!
This is sort of the summer of the new wardrobe for me. I'm done with high school clothes. Today, I ordered another shirt and my first piece of jewelry I've ever purchased for myself from Soul Flower.
Here's the shirt and necklace since most of you are as nosy as I am:
One thing I've found in my attempt to define my sense of fashion is the use of the internet. I am NOT willing to get in the car, drive an hour each way to get to a JC Penney's, and find one shirt I like, costing $23 for the shirt alone, if I'm lucky to find anything at all. I am not willing to wear something just because it's mainstream. Ruffle shirts? Uh, no. I prefer my clothing to be as weird and eccentric as I am, ranging in nature from happy hardcore to nature-loving to creepy. I'm through with the idea that I shouldn't make myself seen for the sake of being vain.
So, how have the rest of you changed since you were younger? I'm DAMNED nosy.
